How I learned Pixel Art in 30 days (You can too!) - One hour a day of pixel art challenge!

I suck at pixel art. Or rather I used to suck at pixel art before I embarked on an ambitious journey filled with learning as much about pixel art as I possibly could. Over the month of November, I spent an hour each day fully dedicated to learning the skill. How much better does an hour a day of pixel art make you? Watch to find out!

On days 1 through 5, I learned pixel art by watching youtube videos and practicing. For a complete beginner, it was very overwhelming and I didn't really know where to start or what the best way of going about learning pixel art is. I also purchased Aseperite which was a big help and definitely worth the $20.

The first course is all about the fundamentals. It teaches you about dithering, outlining, line work, highlighting and shading, camera angles, and simple animation. The course then shifts focus to making items. When on sale for $10 the course is definitely worth it if you're a beginner.

The second course is all about creating characters. It goes over designing characters from different perspectives and animating them. This course is very good as well and worth it if you have already done the first one and want a bit more structure in your pixel art adventure.

For the last 10 days, I was back on my own with youtube and practicing. Here is where I really started being impressed with myself because I was basically doing everything myself (sometimes following along with tutorials). I would play Pictionary with myself and a random word generator I found on the internet which was a lot of fun!

Overall, I’m really happy with the way this challenge went, and I would strongly recommend you try it out if you want to learn pixel art and you have an hour a day to spare.

This video is like a pixel art tutorial for complete beginners and you learn you learned pixel art. Pixel art for beginners is basically what I did in this video. I went from pixel art noob to someone who is decent at pixel art. I made many pixel art drawings during this pixel art challenge and had a lot of fun making pixel art. In pixel art you place pixels to make things and you go at a small canvas size for pixel art. Pixel art games are made with pixel art and they are often indie games. You can use unity to make pixel art games. To actually make pixel art I used aseperite and watched many aseperite tutorials. This is a pixel art guide for complete beginners and it will help you learn pixel art.

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[anshul]

Thanks for making the video the way you did. Tired of seeing people draw masterpieces but act like they didn't do anything great.

[Maverickkk]

Great video! I'm a software engineer and have always had a passion for game dev, but always give up when I realise I suck at art. This gives me hope!

[NerdRivera]

This video was super coal! The rock puns were real gems. Definitely won't take it for granite.

[yooples]

I’ve been doing pixel art for 3 years now (not meaning to promote myself too much, but some of it is posted!), and I’m completely self taught. The biggest tip I can give anyone is to be patient. Art takes time, to make, and to learn. Don’t expect it to be perfect on the first, second, third, or even twenty fifth time. But don’t be discouraged, either.

[Uveryahi]

You didn't just say Jalapeno pepper x) All round good video! It's nice to have people documenting their journey to show that progress and quality can come from discipline, not just talent :)

[ali_new_world]

I love this video dude! no quick Gen-Z editing, just chill laid back content, taking things slowly but surely, I love it :)

[SirRichard]

Helpful, and I love the positivity. Good energy

[aldo]

Fantastic video man! Really enjoyed it. Keep em coming

[Reddster]

Im currently working on a metroidvania based on pixel art, and this helped! Thanks :D

[bungercolumbus]

Really nice video. It is true that an hour a day of practice can make you better at not just pixelart, but everything in general. If you want to make pixel art animation you should also check a bit of the animation theory. Alan becker had some really fancy way of explaining it on his channel.

[zerpenk]

The fact that you showed us your firsts steps the way you did is awesome. Keep it going man!

[ufoguy]

You did a great video buddy! This video is very underrated imo, hope more people see it. Loved your progress and discipline !

[Pseudastic]

5:40 the weapon sprites look pretty sharp, and if you axe me, the sword sprite looks bloody awesome. (sorry if people already made puns like these)

[giantneuralnetwork]

Awesome! Great energy from this and love the computer human collaboration 👍🏼👍🏼

[flibouche]

I just started a 365 days pixel art challenge since the 1st of January to get good at pixel art and I really see some improvements ! I hope you keep continue pixel art today, you have some skills ! Cheers from France :)

[mackenziepenny]

When it comes to pixel art and you're already a gamer. Theres a lot you know without knowing you know. It wont turn you into a master artist or anything. But in thr beginning once that clicks youll see a massive boost in quality. Least that's hiw it was fir me

[captikiseas]

You deserve more subs than a million. You seem to work hard on your work!

[fatcat]

Awesome video. I have been stuck for like a year and kind of just gave up. Just felt overwhelmed a lot of times and din't want to finish anything. I feel like you bought up some good points and maybe I need to try a course instead of all these different guides. I'm gonna try do the daily pixel challenges and see how it goes. Thank you

[whilefree]

A lot of improvement in 30 days. Congratulations.

I'm taking a different approach. I'm learning to sketch using a digital pen. And without doing any pixel art in my entire life, I feel I kinda understand how a pixel art is supposed to be shaded, and I feel it's one of the most important aspects. So for the moment I guess having some regular painting knowledge is going to be a game changer on the whole pixel art journey.

[strawberrylemonadelioness]

I love the style of pixel art, it's so cute!